Verbrecher

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛçɐ

Noun

Verbrecher m (strong, genitive Verbrechers, plural Verbrecher, feminine Verbrecherin)

  1. criminal
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 73:
      Es ist nur ein Wahn von mir, meine Herren Geschworenen. Wie darf man mich denn wegen eines Wahns vor Gericht stellen? Ich bin krank, meine Herren Geschworenen, aber ich bin kein Verbrecher.
      It is only a delusion of mine, dear members of the jury. How is one allowed to bring me to trial because of a delusion? I am ill, dear members of the jury, but I am not a criminal.

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